LikeTelevision proudly presents The Andy Griffith Show, set in the bucolic splendor of Mayberry, North Carolina. This episode - Rivals features Opie learning about love and women. He gets sage advice from Andy (esp. about older women), Thelma Lou, and of course Barney. For a while - it seems Opie stole Thelma Lou from Barney. Opie's girlfriend is played by Ronda Jeter.